Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

The ritual, Personal Symbol of Power, must be learned and successfully cast before this ritual can be used.
Inscription of the Hermit allows the Thaumaturge to inscribe a series of glyphs upon their body to act as an amplifier for her Thaumaturgical might. The glyphs, comprised of the caster's Personal Symbol of Power and symbols representing the desired effects of the inscription, must be self-inscribed upon the caster's person. These glyphs are of the same nature as those used in Enchant Talisman.

Prior to the ritual, the caster must declare which Path her Inscription will be linked to. This link cannot be changed and remains until the Inscription is dispelled or destroyed. This ritual takes 3 hours per night for two weeks, beginning on the night of the new moon. The caster enters one extended challenge per night. The challenge is 3 static mental challenges against 16 traits. The caster must win or tie (be sure to compare traits on a tie on the RPS) 10 times over the course of the 14 sets of challenges. Failure means that the effort has been wasted, and the thaumaturge must start over.

If successful, the caster now has a potent inscription attuned to her body with the following benefits:
The caster is considered 1 trait up on any Magical attack made against her.
The caster is considered 2 traits up on any challenge with her chosen path.
The caster is considered 1 trait up when casting her rituals.

If another person ever views the Inscription, they may make the test (as per Personal Symbol of Power) to determine the meaning behind the caster's True Name symbol used in the Inscription. If they succeed, they are considered three traits up in any Magical attack against the Inscribed thaumaturge. Inscriptions are considered an enchanted item even though they are part of the thaumaturge’s flesh, and remain until the caster’s death or is otherwise removed. The caster must specify the medium used to apply the rune at casting. Tattooing and scarification (such as ash rubbing, cutting or branding) are common methods.

You may only have one Inscription of the Hermit at a time. Inscription of the Hermit and Enchant Talisman may both be cast at the same time, though the Paths chosen must be different, and the bonuses do not stack.

Note: The bonus provided by Inscription of the Hermit and Enchant Talisman do not stack. The ritual, Symbol of Encryption, must be case before Inscription of the Hermit, if both rituals are to be in effect. Casting Symbol of Encryption after Inscription of the Hermit destroys the Inscription whether or not the ritual succeeds, but the Personal Symbol of Power is not destroyed, and the Personal Symbol of Power is Encrypted if the ritual is successful.